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Festuca myuros
rattail sixweeks grass
As recorded: Festuca myuros L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Gagné, B.H.
- Collector number
- 3088
- Date
- May 13, 1991
- Locality
- Haleakala National Park, House of the Sun Visitor center
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,926 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 13, 1991, Gagné, B.H. also collected 14 other specimens.
Festuca myuros observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Festuca myuros. BISH 778199. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956159575. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/778199.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956159575 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
